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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
Hillary Clinton | 100% | |||
Jon Corzine | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 100% |
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 100% |
Jim Langevin | 100% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Nita Lowey | 100% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
Michael McNulty | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 100% |
John Olver | 100% | |||
Major Owens | 100% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 100% | |||
Tim Ryan | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 100% | |
Pete Stark | 100% | |||
John Tierney | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Mel Watt | 100% | |||
Henry Waxman | 100% | |||
Anthony Weiner | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 100% |
Tim Bishop | 95% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 95% |
Mike Capuano | 95% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 95% |
Elijah Cummings | 95% | |||
Susan Davis | 95% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 95% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 95% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 95% |
Russ Feingold | 95% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 95% | |||
Mike Honda | 95% | |||
James Merrill Jeffords | 95% | |||
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 95% | |||
Patrick Kennedy | 95% | |||
Dale Kildee | 95% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 95% |
John Lewis | 95% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 95% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 95% |
Jim McDermott | 95% | |||
Barbara Mikulski | 95% | |||
George Miller | 95% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 95% |
Dave Obey | 95% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 95% |
Donald Payne | 95% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 95% |
Jay Rockefeller IV | 95% | |||
Martin Olav Sabo | 95% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 95% |
Paul Sarbanes | 95% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 95% |
Louise Slaughter | 95% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 95% |
Tom Udall | 95% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 95% |
Diane Watson | 95% | |||
Robert Wexler | 95% | |||
Mark Dayton | 91% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 91% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 91% | |||
Carl Levin | 91% | |||
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 91% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 91% |
Neil Abercrombie | 90% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 90% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 90% |
Jim Cooper | 90% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 90% |
Bill Delahunt | 90% | |||
Rahm Emanuel | 90% | |||
Eliot Engel | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 90% |
Barney Frank | 90% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 90% | |||
Jane Harman | 90% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 90% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 90% |
Dennis Kucinich | 90% | |||
Tom Lantos | 90% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 90% |
Martin Meehan | 90% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 90% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 90% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 90% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
Hillary Clinton | 100% | |||
Jon Corzine | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 100% |
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 100% |
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 100% |
Jim Langevin | 100% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 100% |
Nita Lowey | 100% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 100% |
Michael McNulty | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 100% |
John Olver | 100% | |||
Major Owens | 100% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 100% | |||
Tim Ryan | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 100% |
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 100% | |
Pete Stark | 100% | |||
John Tierney | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 100% |
Mel Watt | 100% | |||
Henry Waxman | 100% | |||
Anthony Weiner | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 100% |
Tim Bishop | 95% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 95% |
Mike Capuano | 95% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 95% |
Elijah Cummings | 95% | |||
Susan Davis | 95% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 95% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 95% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 95% |
Russ Feingold | 95% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 95% | |||
Mike Honda | 95% | |||
James Merrill Jeffords | 95% | |||
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 95% | |||
Patrick Kennedy | 95% | |||
Dale Kildee | 95% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 95% |
John Lewis | 95% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 95% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 95% |
Jim McDermott | 95% | |||
Barbara Mikulski | 95% | |||
George Miller | 95% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 95% |
Dave Obey | 95% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 95% |
Donald Payne | 95% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 95% |
Jay Rockefeller IV | 95% | |||
Martin Olav Sabo | 95% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 95% |
Paul Sarbanes | 95% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 95% |
Louise Slaughter | 95% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 95% |
Tom Udall | 95% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 95% |
Diane Watson | 95% | |||
Robert Wexler | 95% | |||
Mark Dayton | 91% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 91% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 91% | |||
Carl Levin | 91% | |||
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 91% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 91% |
Neil Abercrombie | 90% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 90% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 90% |
Jim Cooper | 90% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 90% |
Bill Delahunt | 90% | |||
Rahm Emanuel | 90% | |||
Eliot Engel | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 90% |
Barney Frank | 90% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 90% | |||
Jane Harman | 90% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 90% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | D | 90% |
Dennis Kucinich | 90% | |||
Tom Lantos | 90% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 90% |
Martin Meehan | 90% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 90% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 90% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 90% |